Posted on 05/19/2006 11:47:34 AM PDT by Puppage
NEW YORK -- Danny Almonte isn't concerned about age -- especially when it comes to marriage.
The 19-year-old pitcher, who made headlines five years ago when his perfect game in the Little League World Series was erased because it was revealed he was two years older than league rules allowed, has married a 30-year-old woman.
Almonte, a senior at Monroe High School, married Rosy Perdomo eight months ago and the two have an apartment in the Bronx.
"She's special," Almonte told the Daily News for Friday's editions. "My family is happy for me."
Perdomo's cousin, Johira Taveras, 19, said the two have been together for years.
"It was weird," he told the newspaper of the wedding. "You have to accept it. Everybody was happy for them. He's a nice boy."
Almonte was recently chosen to play in a national high school All-Star game in New Mexico, where he'll play first base, and is expected to be drafted in June. The left-hander also has a full scholarship at New Mexico Junior College if his draft plans don't go as expected.
The native of the Dominican Republic moved to New York shortly before the World Series scandal. Representing the Rolando Paulino All-Stars, he was stripped of the first perfect game in the 44-year history of the World Series after it was learned he was 14 not 12, and his team's third-place finish was taken away.
Almonte's father, Felipe de Jesus, was banned for life from Little League activities and was accused of falsifying Danny's birth certificate.
"She's special," Almonte told the Daily News for Friday's editions
LMAO
A 15 year old Little Leaguer turns into a 19 year old High Schooler. I hope at least he's a senior.
As of last year, he still needed to have his comments and statements translated.
Sports Illustrated got suckered by his mother about a fake illness that never existed, and this kid is still isolated (and now married).
He'll be a solid draft pick, but he is going to need alot of help from the vultures.
For gods sake, he is going to school and still doesn't understand or speak english and the media just translates everything to and from him.
* Cheated in Little League World Series
I don't believe it.
He's destined for el Scrap Heapo
Maybe he's really 32.
*guffaw*
The odds say so, but any team that passes him up is just dumb.
I've seen him pitch, he has got phenomenal stuff, and looks well developed.
Its the other stuff that might ruin him, it won't be his talent, thats for sure.
Yea, still has awesome stuff, I've watched him pitch.
Everyone around is a vulture and a predator, not that he is a good guy either, but the kid has skills and talent.
Post of the Day - bravo!
*bowing* thank you, thank you.
I doubt it, more likely he bought into the false belief that she cares about him and not the 7 figure check he is going to get when he gets drafted.
so how does anyone expect someone who is illiterate in both languages to fill out the forms?
He won't.
There are so many leetches out there that will do this paperwork for him, not to mention whatever MLB team drafts him will guarantee that his paperwork is always fine.
This kid could go on a shooting spree in the middle of yankee stadium, and not get deported and someone would write a check to cover his legal bills.
I'll put it to you this way, this kid barely knows how to do anything other then baseball (which he is very very good at).....its not hard to figure out that there are some folks with financial interests in this kid looking to make sure nothing bad happens to a future meal ticket.
That said, he is dominican, so he doesn't have to anything other then throw a baseball +90 MPH to stay here.
And the college thing is just pure leverage, he has no intention of ever going there, he wouldn't want to anyway. He's being "advised" by various agents, about his future.
Don't be surprised if he winds up with Scott Boras.
The kid should be judged on the field and only that.
The kid didn't drive himself to Williamsport.
I'm not blaming him for his dad.
But make no mistake, the kid is no angel either.
He'll get his shot and talent will not overcome a bad attitude.
Just ask Doc Gooden or Daryl Strawberry.
It varies from country to country.
With the exception of the Dominican Republic, your pretty much right.
A few of my friends who are dominican do talk about MLB players donating jerseys, fixing up ball fields and donating money and doing various things for the community down there (granted, they made their money here, not there, so it would be nice for them to give a little here to, but thats just my own gripe).
One of my friends is a huge Sosa fan (whom I absolutly hate and loathe) because of stuff he did for their town with respect to ball fields and paying for clinics and stuff like that.
As for most of the other countries, no, the palyers don't do crap for them (Rivera is a slight exception in that he actually lives in Panama and helps out his local town where he stays).
FWIW, Barry Bonds, not only is a cheat (and pretty much a racist to boot), but while he make not be big on whites, make no mistake, he is downright hostile to his fellow african americans to boot.
Along with latinos.
He is just as ass in general.
He is smart enough to know that he can piss on the media, if they say anything, he plays the race card and they shut up......though a few of them have called him on it, just not enough of them have.
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